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On the singular values of complex matrix Brownian motion with a matrix drift

Probability 2022-05-31 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Let MatC(K,N)Mat_{\mathbb{C}}(K,N) be the space of K×NK\times N complex matrices. Let Bt\mathbf{B}_t be Brownian motion on MatC(K,N)Mat_{\mathbb{C}}(K,N) starting from the zero matrix and MMatC(K,N)\mathbf{M}\in Mat_{\mathbb{C}}(K,N). We prove that, with KNK\ge N, the NN eigenvalues of (Bt+tM)(Bt+tM)\left(\mathbf{B}_t+t\mathbf{M}\right)^*\left(\mathbf{B}_t+t\mathbf{M}\right) form a Markov process with an explicit transition kernel. This generalizes a classical result of Rogers and Pitman for multidimensional Brownian motion with drift which corresponds to N=1N=1. We then give two more descriptions for this Markov process. First, as independent squared Bessel diffusion processes in the wide sense, introduced by Watanabe and studied by Pitman and Yor, conditioned to never intersect. Second, as the distribution of the top row of interacting squared Bessel type diffusions in some interlacting array. The last two descriptions also extend to a general class of one-dimensional diffusions.

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@article{arxiv.2107.05028,
  title  = {On the singular values of complex matrix Brownian motion with a matrix drift},
  author = {Theodoros Assiotis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.05028},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

Improvements in presentation and some corrections following referee reports. To appear in Bernoulli. Due to the journal's paper length requirement the current version will be split into a main paper and a supplement which will include the proofs of intermediate results, Section 5 and Appendices A and B

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